The NFL draft has become a sport of its own, combining the passion of college football with the overwhelming popularity of the NFL into one event. Fans from colleges want to see where their favorite players are going to play at the next level, while fans of teams, especially of the Cleveland Browns, are looking for hope, upside, and what could be.
With the 2026 version of the NFL draft just around the corner, tracking visits and workouts has become a subsection of draft coverage. Beyond mock drafts,
profiles, and rumors is trying to keep up with what teams are doing pre-draft.
For the Browns, we often get information on about half of their 30 allowed visits and very few reports on private workouts. Last year, QB Dillon Gabriel had both of those, but neither was reported before the draft.
Friday night, we found out that RB Cash Jones (hence the “money” in our article’s title) was having a private workout with Cleveland, among other teams:
While listed as a running back, Jones has more receptions (57) and kick returns (55) than carries (52) during his time with the Georgia Bulldogs. An undersized back, Jones showed great speed and agility during the draft process:
Above, Jones is listed as a receiver; his overall RAS score would be a bit higher when compared to backs.
For Cleveland, it will be interesting if they use one of their five Day 3 picks to add a special teams weapon with upside in the passing game. Dylan Sampson was explosive as a pass catcher as a rookie, but no one claimed the return role fully last year. Along with Sampson, Isaiah Bond, Malachi Corley, and Gage Larvadain return to the Browns roster after returning kicks for the team last year. Larvadain was by far the most used punt returner (24 of the 32 returned), while Corley returned the most kickoffs (21 of 67).
We will have more on Jones soon via a draft profile.
